Thaletus had to knock out his stubborn granddaughter unconscious, the young Salaphertise was way too stubborn and naïve even at her age and current Rank. She wanted to help her grandfather was much as possible and fight at his side, like she was always taught to fight.

She was after all, raised by her grandfather since her own parents had died in battle, for her, her grandfather her father and her grandmother her mother… she couldn ’t properly let them go to die miserably.

A woman of old age stood at the side of Thaletus, with a contempt in her pitiful smile.

”You did the right thing, dear. ” She sighed.

She as an old woman as well, around her 200 ’s years of age, she had clear wrinkles all over her body and her face looked old and dry like an old bark, similar to her husband.

Despite their current looks, they were once youthful and beautiful, a couple of assassins that had begun has rivals and ended falling in love with one another.

”Zelethe… This was what I had to do. She ’s too stubborn, she wouldn ’t had listened to reason! She ’s now the last of the family, she had to live on and one day bring our sect back to its glory. ” Said Thaletus.

”You got a lot of hopes for that little girl. ” Sighed Zelethe.

”Don ’t you? ” asked Thaletus.

”I would be lying if I said I didn ’t. ” sighed Zelethe.

In front of the sect ’s entrance, Drake and the rest of his group stood there glaring at the large walls and the door.

There were disciples pointing with poisoned arrows at them from all above the walls.

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They were being threatened from the get-go.

”State your purpose here! ” they said.

”We came here in peace. We want to hold a meeting with the Sect Master. ” Said Mikohime.

”T-That ’s the Winter Lotus Sect Master! ”